Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Bellingham (Conservative), on Wednesday, 20 July 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 180 members in total.

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MULL OF KINTYRE CHINOOK HELICOPTER CRASH

That this House urges the Government to ensure that the Ministry of Defence revisits the issue of the Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre on 2nd June 1994; notes that the General Assembly noted the findings of the Fatal Accident Inquiry held in Paisley, the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Commons and the House of Lords Select Committee, all of which rejected the findings of gross negligence by the RAF Board of Inquiry against flight lieutenants Jonathan Tapper and Richard Cook, and of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee; supports the General Assembly's pastoral concern for all the families affected by the accident; recognises that the Royal Air Force's rules on fatal accidents have subsequently been changed, such that the Chinook pilots would not have been blamed after their deaths; and calls on the Government to overturn the verdict of gross negligence ascribed to the deceased pilots in the 11th year following the accident.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

MULL OF KINTYRE CHINOOK HELICOPTER CRASH (651A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Peter Bottomley (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Friday, 21 October 2005. It has been signed by 1 members in total.

leave out from `Government' to end and add `, while understanding the feelings of the families of all those who lost their lives in the helicopter that hit the Mull of Kintyre, to recognise that the RAF Board of Inquiry fulfilled its responsibility properly.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

651 

651A1 

Session

2005-06

Other sponsors

Ann Winterton

Eric Illsley

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton

Bill Etherington

Andrew Rosindell

Subjects

Accidents Air force Chinook helicopters Mull of Kintyre Cook, Richard Tapper, Jonathan

Link

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